Valentine's Day 5-Course Chocolate Dinner

This menu brings together Meg's love of Sicilian food, and her obsession with chocolate. A journey of sensory delights that will warm your belly and your heart. Each course will incorporate cacao or chocolate in various fun and creative ways. All chocolate and cacao utilized in the recipes are processed locally by Meg with organic and ethically sourced cacao beans. 

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• Cacao Infused Signature Cocktail

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• Charcuterie + House made Sourdough Focaccia

featuring local cheeses, artisan chocolate, and cured meats

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• Blood Orange & Fennel Salad

over local greens with sicilian pistachios and bitter chocolate

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• Delicata Bisque with Cacao Nibs + Pepitas

roasted local delicata squash, caramelized onion, roasted garlic, venison bone broth. Garnished with spiced pepitas, cacao nibs, cacao balsamic reduction

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• Tagliatelle al Ragù with Bitter Chocolate

a chocolatey spin on the classic Italian dish of slow cooked  meat, vegetables, and wine served over tender egg pasta

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• Drinking Chocolate + Cacao Buckwheat Sables

thick european style hot chocolate spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg. Served with a crisp

buckwheat cookie perfect for dipping

This intimate dinner for couples will be held at the beautiful Valle Crucis Lavender House. Each couple will be seated at their own private table, accompanied by candles and a flower arrangement that you can take home.

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Professional wait-staff will serve you throughout the evening. Single servings of Meg's Cacao Infused Signature Cocktail will be offered, and you are welcome to BYO wine to enjoy throughout the evening. Pairing recommendations will be sent out to ticket holders before the event.

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Thoughout the evening, the exquisite accompaniment of live Cello music will serenade you through your courses, played by Corinne Cassini, professor at ASU's Hayes School of Music.

Join us for a Valentine's Dinner expereince that you'll remember for years to come!